Samsung today announced a new Wave phone alongside the already known Wave 525 and Wave 533. The Wave 575 or GT-S5750 is the sixth bada device from Samsung and will cater to the mid-range segment. Samsung says Wave 525 and Wave 575 have similar specs except one noteworthy addition. The Wave 575 adds support […]
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Samsung Wave II coming to Russia in November
Samsung has announced its latest Wave device for the Russian market. The Wave II (GT-S8530) is similar to the original Wave but it runs on the latest bada 1.2 and adds a larger 3.7-inch screen. While we’re not aware of the full changes of bada 1.2, Samsung has confirmed that the updated OS will […]
Samsung bada SDK 1.1.0 beta 1 now available
Samsung has dropped a new beta version of bada SDK. It’s the first beta of v1.1, which bada developers can now get from the Developer site. The download is about 356MB and has brought many changes like auto-scaling of the UI to support different screen resolutions, HTTP streaming and more. More info can be […]
Leaked bada 1.2 OS brings T9 Trace to Wave (S8500)
Want some keyboard tracing goodness on your good ol’ Wave (S8500)? Well, a forum poster at Samsungfirmwareworld has posted a leaked build of bada OS 1.2 (S8500XXJID) meant for S8500 that brings continuous typing input. Users at the forum claim that the build features Swype but we reckon it could be Nuance’s T9 Trace, […]
Samsung puts Android, bada in the forefront, Windows Phone for business but has no place for Symbian
Looks like Samsung is temporarily dropping Symbian from its multi-OS strategy. Claiming “no visible demand for Symbian,” YH Lee, head of marketing at Samsung Mobile confirmed that they have not planned any Symbian devices for now but will launch if they see some consumer demand. Meanwhile, Samsung also made it clear that they’re being […]